Chen Xun's body trembled, and he had a hunch that the three of them would not be able to go back together.
"The prince has a filial piety, and the queen mother's birthday is coming soon, so I asked the old minister what birthday gift I should prepare for the queen mother."
Chen Xun took out a piece of paper from his arms: "Your Majesty, the evidence is here!"
It was presented by the eunuch, but Zhu Qiyu did not look at it and sneered: "The Queen Mother is celebrating her birthday. The prince does not ask me, but asks you, who are you, the prince?"
"Moreover, why don't you ask about this matter face to face? It's not that you and the prince can't meet each other, why do you have to teach and receive privately through the palace gate late at night?"
"Also, do you carry the personal letter that the prince wrote to you with you? What? Do you want to sue the prince with me? Have a private meeting with the court officials?"
Zhu Qiyu didn't believe a word Chen Xun said.
"Show it to the old lady!"
Zhu Qiyu asked the eunuch to deliver it to Hu Hui. Don't you want to protect him? Just rely on this reason to protect him? What a joke!
Hu Hui also felt a little stuck in the quagmire. Chen Xun really couldn't hold him up.
But he opened the letter and his eyes widened suddenly.
"Chen Xun, I see you have no sincerity, and you don't cherish the opportunity given to you! Go and chop off one of Chen Ying's hands!" Zhu Qiyu shouted.
"Your Majesty, wait!"
Hu Xi exclaimed, kneeling on the ground, holding the letter above his head with both hands: "Your Majesty, please read it!"
Zhu Qiyu frowned and presented the letter again.
When he opened it, he saw five words written in blood on the letter: "The Emperor's trick!"
Zhu Qiyu's pupils narrowed.
It would make sense if the botched assassination was arranged by the Supreme Emperor.
Cao Jixiang had analyzed Zhang Fu before and believed that Zhang Fu left Beijing on his own initiative. He said that Zhang Fu was very likely to make a big mistake and leave Beijing in a hurry.
At that time, it was speculated that Zhang Fu had stolen money from the internal transportation warehouse before leaving Beijing.
Now it seems that the real reason that prompted him to leave Beijing was this outrageous assassination!
Think about death again, the only one who can bury death among the imperial guards is Emperor Xuanzong! The only person who controls the death list is the Supreme Emperor.
That explains it all!
Zhang Fu was afraid that the emperor would point the finger at him, so he accompanied the army on the expedition.
This assassination broke the fragile balance of the court. The emperor and Chen Xun were fighting each other, with the prince in the middle. No matter who won or lost, the emperor would sit firmly on the Diaoyutai.
yes!
Zhu Qiyu's eyes were fixed on the Supreme Emperor before, but at some point, he turned to Chen Xun and the civil servants!
It started when the internal money was stolen. I followed the clues and searched and searched, and finally found Chen Xun's head!
At that time, Chen Xun had subdued the nobles and was so proud that he wanted to put the emperor in a cage so that he could dominate the government and the public.
The two of them were at odds with each other, and they collided as expected.
Zhu Qiyu focused on Chen Xun as his target, but ignored the Emperor.
Even the rumors he had orchestrated before that questioned the legitimacy of the Supreme Emperor were all thrown into Java, and he was focused on dealing with Chen Xun and regaining the imperial power.
Thinking back on it now.
Everything is a calculation!
The one who has been leading him by the nose all this time is not Chen Xun, but Zhang Fu!
No wonder Changde said that Zhang Fu was the mastermind of Zhu Qizhen. He was really powerful!
In fact, it was not only the emperor who was led by the nose, but also Chen Xun!
Chen Xun thought he had convinced the nobles and got the Emperor's secret list. He naively thought that he had the Emperor under his control. As long as he put the current emperor in a cage, he would have all the power in the government!
He trusted Zhang Fu, used Zhang Fu to control the nobles, and used the nobles to compress the imperial power, in order to achieve his goal of overwhelming power.
Little did he know that Zhang Fu was also pushing him, step by step, pushing him to be the emperor's opposite!
Even when he heard about the emperor's assassination today, he never doubted Zhang Fu and thought it was a play directed and performed by the emperor.
But when he was splashed with cold water, he became more alert, and suddenly he realized something!
The emperor should not use such a clumsy method, because it is too clumsy and therefore useless.
So who could it be? He thought of Zhang Fu!
Let's think about what happened in the past few days in series. If the emperor and the chief minister bite the dog, or if the emperor and the prince bite the dog, who is the most advantageous?
Your Majesty!
That's right, it's the Supreme Emperor!
He thought about it repeatedly and came to this conclusion.
The person who directed this assassination was the Supreme Emperor!
It was also the Supreme Emperor who used the capital camp to leave the capital and made the court uneasy!
It was the Supreme Emperor who used the prince as bait to make the emperor and the chief ministers of the cabinet eat dogs!
So, he wants to prevent this from happening!
When the guarding eunuch was not paying attention, he wrote five words in his own blood to remind the emperor to put an end to this farce. For the sake of the Ming Dynasty and the country, there should be no more chaos!
"Chen Xun, this letter is interesting!" Zhu Qiyu sneered.
Do you think I am a fool?
From the moment I found out that the assassin was dead, I knew that this was Zhu Qizhen's trick!
However, isn’t this what I expected?
The chief minister and Chen Dang are simply the stumbling blocks that prevent me from regaining the imperial power!
Even without Zhang Fu's push, would I let this opportunity pass?
You are so naive!
Leaving Beijing camp is a huge risk for me, but it also means huge benefits!
In order to deal with the risk, I issued several imperial edicts to urge Liang Yue to enter the capital quickly, and put Liang Yue in charge of the capital's city defense.
Then he ordered Yu Qian and other important ministers' sons to enter the palace and accompany him.
Then establish the governor of the capital and recruit strong and powerful eunuchs in the palace.
Then hold on to the military power in front of Dongchang, the Imperial Guard, and others!
I have prepared so much for this day!
For this reason, I emptied my internal funds, emptied the Qianqing Palace, and emptied all my family assets, just waiting for today.
Could it be that Zhang Fu also promoted these?
No, it's me!
I want to use the capital camp to leave the capital and get back the imperial power while Yu Qian is away in the capital!
Chen Xun, Chen Xun, do you think that taking away Eunuch Bingbi, the Supervisor of Ceremonies, will make me lose control of the Supervisor of Ceremonies?
Do you think you can control the court with Chen Dang as your foundation?
Do you think you can dominate the government and be a powerful minister?
wrong!
The biggest prerequisite for all this is that you are alive!
As long as you die, everything will disappear!
Your power and your people no longer exist. The Chen Party has collapsed, and the cage that contains me will never be closed! I can take back the imperial power openly!
What if Yiqian comes back? I am already the emperor who has regained imperial power. Can he still manipulate me as he pleases?
I have done so much to kill you!
"Send it to the prince!" Zhu Qiyu's eyes flashed.
Chen Xun's expression changed, and he was so scheming that he immediately realized that the emperor's real purpose was to kill him!
Late Emperor, please open your eyes and take a look. Your Majesty is going to destroy the Ming Dynasty!
Zhu Jianshen was stunned when he saw the bloody words on the letter.
He is a very smart man.
He immediately understood, who gave him hope? Who told him that someone was going to welcome him?
He suddenly looked for Niu Yu, but couldn't find Niu Yu's shadow!
Scammed!
He is a chess piece of the Supreme Emperor, a chess piece used to make the emperor and the chief minister of the cabinet dog-eat-dog.
Those words that gave him hope were false.
No one will welcome him at all!
Even his biological father did not regard him as a son, but as a plaything!
The uncle sitting on the Dragon Throne showed him this piece of paper and poured salt on his wounds.
Zhu Jianshen stopped sniffling and began to cry bitterly.
I was jumping up and down during this period.
Little did they know, he was the clown!
"chop!"
"ah!"
Chen Ying screamed and rolled on the ground.
One of his arms was chopped off!
Fengtian Square, which was originally quiet, suddenly became an uproar.
Only Chen Shan had a ferocious smile on her face, and the chop was so good!
Chen Xun's face turned pale and he kowtowed: "Your Majesty! You must think carefully and not be taken advantage of by someone with ulterior motives! Your Majesty!"
"ridiculous!"
Zhu Qiyu walked down the steps, snatched the letter from Zhu Jianshen's hand, and showed it to the officials: "Look! This is what Chen Xun calls a life-saving letter!"
"What's the matter with the Queen Mother's birthday and the Prince's letter asking for advice!"
"It's all lies!"
"Is there anything that cannot be brought out to the public and cannot be spoken out openly?"
"What is the conspiracy that allows you to act like a fool and use the Supreme Emperor as a shield to deceive me over and over again?"
Zhu Qiyu went crazy.
The courtiers who didn't understand why were dumbfounded.
But Hu Bi frowned and analyzed everything. He looked at Li Xian, who nodded anxiously.
Those who know the inner twists and turns can reveal it at a glance. The more I think about it, the more I think it is the Emperor's method.
"Chen Xun, Chen Xun, how many chances have I given you?"
"You said this witness is not credible!"
"That witness, you said you were wronged!"
"I have granted you a favor! You also say you don't believe it! Who made you my chief assistant? I chose you from thousands of people!"
"But now your butler Chen Ding has admitted it!"
"The prince's personal eunuch Zhang Min also admitted it!"
"But you use the Supreme Emperor as a shield!"
"Haha, the Tian family, in your eyes, they are all used to top the vat, right?"
"You deceived me, despised the emperor, hooked up with the prince, and conspired to usurp the throne!"
"Is this what you, the chief assistant, should do?"
"I use you to govern the world, not to usurp it!"
"Somebody come!"
"Hit Chen Ying to death with random knives!"
Zhu Qiyu suddenly shouted, seeing Hu Hui about to speak: "No one is allowed to plead!"
puff!
Pu Zhang immediately took action and killed Chen Ying with a few sword blows.
Chen Ying's eyes widened until he died. He didn't understand why the emperor treated the Chen family like this.
Zhu Qiyu walked a few steps forward and walked up to Chen Xun: "Chen Xun, come and tell me, is there any truth in what you have told me all these years?"
Chen Xun saw his eldest son lying in a pool of blood with his own eyes, and the emperor stood in front of him.
But he couldn't bear any resentment, because Fan Guang, Pu Zhang, Feng Xiao and others followed suit with the emperor. As long as he dared to make any changes, he would not only die, but also suffer eternal infamy.
"Everything I said to Your Majesty is true. I have no intention of treason or harm Your Majesty!" Chen Xun knocked his head to the bottom, his voice was as sad as a dying bird, and its cry is also mournful.
"Then answer me, who stole Liku?"
"Who stole the inner transport warehouse?"
"Why are you harboring Wang Ao and other family members?"
"Where is Xu Youzhen? Where is he hiding?"
"What is your connection with the prince? What are your plans to help him ascend the throne?"
"You tell me everything, and I'll give you a good time!"
Zhu Qiyu pointed at Chen Shan: "Otherwise! I will ask you to kill him!"
Chen Shan was smiling while looking at Chen Ying's body. When she suddenly heard these words, her body went limp and fell to the ground, and she immediately let out a scream.
His body was covered with silver needles, which caused severe pain wherever they touched.
"Old minister, I don't know anything!" Chen Xun burst into tears and kept saying some sensational words, like a cuckoo crying for blood.
"Give me the sword and kill!"
Zhu Qiyu turned around and walked up the steps, asking Pu Zhang to kill Chen Shan.
Let him suffer less. He is covered with silver needles. It hurts so much. Get on the road as soon as possible and continue fighting with your brother on the road to Huangquan.
"His Majesty!"
Hu Hu and Li Xian exchanged a few words and stood up with great determination: "Your Majesty, please don't commit murder again! Please also listen to my words!"
"I won't listen!"
Zhu Qiyu roared angrily: "Old Master! I have already given you face, how many opportunities have I given to Chen Xun!"
"As long as he tells me the truth!"
"I won't even kill him!"
"But did he say that?"
"He took my kindness as weakness and repeatedly humiliated me! Can't you see?"
"Old Master!"
"I respect you and have given you face several times, but please don't push yourself too far!"
Zhu Qiyu must kill Chen Xun!
No one can stop it!
If Hu Xiu stops us, let’s die together!
"I know that Your Majesty is angry, so I want to persuade Your Majesty."
"But your Majesty, please calm down. I am not pleading for Chen Xun, but I am worried about the country."
"Master Yu went to Xuanzang, and the battle report is unclear. If the court is in turmoil, the situation will be uneasy."
Hu Hui knelt on the ground with great determination. Regardless of whether the emperor agreed or not, he was saying:
"I would like to ask your majesty to take Chen Xun into custody and remove him from the post of chief assistant."
"We will deal with it after everything is found out."
"As for the selection of the new chief minister, I am willing to listen to His Majesty's arrangements."
He gave in and used the power of the cabinet in exchange for concessions from the emperor.
However, as long as Chen Xun lives, the Chen Party will not fall.
As long as the Chen party does not fall, the power the emperor will gain will be like the moon in the mirror.
After enduring this for so long, he, Zhu Qiyu, will never be a puppet emperor anymore!
Chen Xun will undoubtedly die.
"Military situation, military situation, the old lady cares so much about the front line, why doesn't he go to the front line personally?"
Zhu Qiyu said coldly: "It's not that I have shown mercy outside the law, and it's not that I insist on putting Chen Xun to death."
"I only want one truth. If he gives me one truth, I will let him go. If he doesn't, I will kill him!"
"Old Master, there is no need to persuade you any more. I think you don't want to be Jia Sidao, and I don't want to be Zhao Yu either."
Hu Xi's eyes were suffocated.
The emperor's words meant that Chen Xun must be killed. If he tried to persuade him again, the worst possible outcome would be death.
Anyway, everyone has clearly seen that this is the Emperor's trick, so let's just follow the Emperor's wishes and forget it. Let's all die and let the Emperor be reinstated as emperor and become a polished commander!
The emperor is going to flip the table! Chen Xun must be killed!
But.
How important is Chen Xun to the civil service group?
He was a very good paper framer, and he filled in the holes that the emperor had torn apart little by little. However, due to a momentary oversight and Zhang Fu's scheme, he fell to the bottom.
But there is no denying the importance of Chen Xun.
At the same time, he also had to consider the consequences of Chen Xun's death.
Chen Xun died, the emperor's hand entered the cabinet, and the Jingying was gone, so the Chief of Ceremonies naturally returned to the emperor's arms.
Moreover, the emperor also controlled a regiment and camp, and his military power was still expanding.
It is equivalent to saying that I was busy and lonely before, not only did I not put the emperor in a cage, but I also released a savage beast wielding the emperor's sword.
"His Majesty……"
"Old Master!"
Zhu Qiyu gritted his teeth: "Are you not satisfied with being Jia Sidao? Do you want to be Cao Mang? Okay! I will order Yu Qian to return to Beijing! Let's see who wants to be Cao Mang!"
Hu Xi's face changed sharply.
The emperor has a heart as strong as iron.
He would rather give up Xuanzang than kill Chen Xun, which shows his determination.
"Hehehe!"
Chen Xun suddenly laughed miserably: "I have dedicated my whole life for the sake of the country, and in the end I have made an unnecessary fuss. That's it, don't beg for mercy. I will die, even if I die, I will have no regrets!"
"ridiculous!"
Zhu Qiyu shouted loudly: "It's unreasonable? Are you burying Yue Fei? Ah?"
"You plotted to kill me. The evidence is conclusive. Is this groundless?"
"You colluded with the prince in order to usurp the throne. Is this groundless?"
"You are harboring an imperial prisoner. Is this unreasonable?"
"Chen Xun, you are shameless! Yue Fei is even more shameless!"
"It makes no sense, you have ruined this word!"
"You're such a traitor, you actually say you have no regrets even if you die? I will let you be on the list of traitors! You will be the first person on the list of traitors!"
"The most sycophantic minister of all time, Chen Xunye!"
"I will let future generations worship this list of traitorous ministers! It will be compiled into the scriptures and meanings! Every year, there will be imperial examinations and science exams! The Imperial College will have to study every day! I will also let the Bell and Drum Division compile it into an opera, and hook the railings and tiles, Sing it to me every day! Courtiers, before going to court, should recite it once a day at the Meridian Gate! Local officials, when entering the yamen, should recite it once a day!"
"I will let you suffer eternal infamy! From generation to generation, descendants and grandchildren will scold you!"
Chen Xun's eyes widened. The emperor not only killed people, but also cut off his roots!
His body went limp and he lay on the ground.
It's over, everything is ruined!
He finally understood Gao Gu's despair when he died, understood Wang Ao's pain when he died, understood, understood it all. He never thought that one day, he would follow in his footsteps!
"Somebody come!"
"Rip his heart out!"
"I want to see what color Chen Xun's heart is!"
"See if his heart is the same color as Gao Gu and Wang Ao's!"
Zhu Qiyu not only wanted to kill someone, but also nailed him to the pillar of shame!
Feng Xiao and the eunuch held Chen Xun down, took a sharp knife, and started to attack.
But at this moment.
"Your Majesty, it's not good!"
Xu Gan, who was on guard at Fengtianmen, trotted over and knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty, there is news from outside the palace that the Yellow River is overflowing and Shandong is flooded!"
As he spoke, he handed over a memorial.
Zhu Qiyu stood up suddenly and looked at Chen Xun, what a trick!
For you, I let the Yellow River flood during the dry season and cost the entire Shandong Province, just to save you?
After looking at the memorial, Zhu Qiyu was furious.
The Yellow River burst its banks, and countless residents along the coast drowned. Those who survived became refugees. The local chief secretary was unable to relocate them, so he reported to the central government, hoping that the central government would make a quick decision.
how can that be possible?
This is the first month of the year, and the Yellow River is in the dry season. Why did it burst its banks? How could the embankment burst?
Why such a coincidence?
I have prepared everything and am about to kill someone, but here comes a memorial from Shandong?
Can I count the memorials?
Moreover, the palace was under martial law and all the officials in the capital were at the Fengtian Palace. How did the memorial come in?
Does anyone believe that there is no ghost inside?
Being able to control the Yellow River and Shandong in Beijing is such a terrifying force!
Plop!
Chen Xun lay on the ground, alive, alive!
If the son is gone, he can be reborn, and it is good that he is alive! As long as the power is still there!
"Your Majesty, hundreds of thousands of people were affected by the disaster!"
Hu Hui glanced at the memorial and said with worry on his face: "Your Majesty, the disaster is like a fire. I ask your Majesty to put aside personal grudges for the time being and put national affairs first."
Zhu Qiyu said nothing, weighing in his mind.
He was thinking that if he killed Chen Xun, would a second Chen Xun appear?
Where is the real source of this power?
"Old minister, I ask your majesty to temporarily forgive Chen Xun and let Chen Xun deal with the disaster as a guilty person. We will deal with it after the disaster has passed!" Hu Hui said with emotion.
All the ministers knelt down and begged the emperor to take the disaster seriously.
understood.
Exchanging the lives of hundreds of thousands of people for Chen Xun's life is a dead-end deal!
Force me to agree! Use the victims to force me!
Ha ha!
Who did it?
Sooner or later, I will find you out, use your nine tribes to light sky lanterns, and avenge hundreds of thousands of victims!
"Why must Chen Xun do it?" Zhu Qiyu felt very tired. It was really difficult to kill someone.
Wang Zhi stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, the journey from Shandong to the center is too long. If the court is even half a minute slower, countless victims will lose their lives."
"And Chen Xun has been the chief minister for many years and has a very strict agenda."
"So I think that letting Chen Xun deal with the disaster as a sin for the time being is definitely not to forgive him. When the disaster passes, your Majesty will deal with it!"
Zhu Qiyu sighed: "Chen Xun, what do you think?"
Chen Xun got up from the ground with a smile on his face: "Your Majesty, when you appoint ministers in the court, you have no shirking responsibility! Even if you die tomorrow, I must be loyal to the country!"
"Well said!"
Zhu Qiyu slowly walked down the steps and stood in front of Chen Xun: "In the face of disaster, you gave up your own honor and disgrace. You are nobler than me!"
Chen Xun's heart skipped a beat for no apparent reason, but why did it sound a little strange?
"Lin Cong, if I let you be the chief assistant, can you arrange it properly?" Zhu Qiyu suddenly looked at Lin Cong.
Lin Cong swallowed.
He glanced at Hu Hui, who shook his head at him.
Wang Zhi and Li Xian were both staring at him.
Even as the emperor's loyal dogs, Wang Wen and He Wenyuan lowered their heads at this moment, pretending not to hear anything.
No wonder the emperor doesn't reuse these two people, he is really careless.
But does he dare to agree?
Agree, one step to heaven, the next turn is hell.
The emperor is still struggling to regain the imperial power. Hu Hui and Chen Xun are the ones who really have the final say. If he agrees, he will be completely on the opposite side of these two!
But if he didn't agree, the emperor might let Chen Xun go, but he would definitely kill him!
The reason why Chen Xun was protected was because he was a good sword against the emperor.
But not Lin Cong!
"My lord, I can!"
Lin Cong made a decision. In fact, he had one and only one way, which was to follow the emperor and run into darkness.
As soon as this statement came out, Fengtian Square was in an uproar.
Hu Bi glared angrily, Wang Zhi, Li Xian and others wanted to kill him!
Wang Wen and He Wenyuan were also extremely shocked. This guy was willing to kill himself just to be an official.
"good!"
Zhu Qiyu suddenly looked at Hu Hui: "Old Master, there is not only Chen Xun in the court, but also Lin Cong!"
"There's Wang Wen! There's Wang Zhi! There's Li Xian! There's Xiao Tan!"
"We can handle disasters well!"
In a flash, Zhu Qiyu looked at Chen Xun: "And you are useless!"
puff!
Zhu Qiyu swung his sword fiercely and struck Chen Xun with the sword!
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This chapter is short. The previous chapter was written too slowly and there was not enough time. There will be an extra update during the day tomorrow.
There are extra updates during the day, the time is not fixed, so don’t wait!
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